underbite

English

Etymology

under- +‎ bite

Noun

underbite (plural underbites)

1. A malocclusion, in which the lower teeth extend past the upper ones

Translations

condition of lower teeth extending past upper ones

• Danish: underbid n
• Finnish: alapurenta (fi)
• German: Unterbiss (de) m
• Swedish: underbett n

Verb

underbite (third-person singular simple present underbites, present participle underbiting, simple past underbit, past participle underbitten)

1. To use insufficient acid in an etching process, so that the result is too shallow.

See also

• overbite